Garnett Perkins Papers 1908-1911, 1918

Access and use

Location of collection:
Wytheville Community College
F.B. Kegley Library
Wytheville Community College
Smyth Hall, Room 103
1000 East Main Street
Wytheville, VA 24382
Contact for questions and access:
POC: William A. “Bill” Veselik
Phone: (276) 223-4876
POC: George Mattis
Phone: (276) 223-4744
Fax: (276) 223-4745

Summary

Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of five letters written to Garnett Perkins from 1908 to 1918.

Biographical / historical:

John Ellis Perkins, born 5 November 1843, married Sarah Rebecca Greever in the 1870s. Perkins worked as a railroad agent for Norfolk & Western Railroad and retired in 1908. He and his wife had seven children including Rachel Perkins Leeder (1875-1946), Holmes Gleaves Perkins (1876-1955), Frederick Carlisle Perkins (1878-1906), Annie Eliza Perkins (18880-1958), Landon Ellis Perkins (1885-1947), Dorothy M. Perkins (B. 1888) and Garnett R. Perkins (1890-1946). The Perkins boys all ventured into the hotel business. When their father died in 1916, Landon Perkins and Garnett Perkins managed the St. Charles Hotel in Norton, Virginia. They both also served in World War I.

Acquisition information:
Donated by Ruth Ann Chitwood in 2001 as part of the W. R. Chitwood Collection.
Physical description:
5 items..